Method for assembling hogsheads



Deco 2, 1958 H. G. BELL METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING HOGSHEADS Filed July 18,1955 IN V EN TOR. 651/5? Y Gin-H .351. 4,

ATTORN EYS- alka- Harry Guthrie Bell, Paris, Ky., assignor to Gay-BellCorporation, Paris, Ky a corporation of Kentucky Application July 18,1955, Serial No. 522,456

1 Claim. (Cl. 1-84) My invention resides in the provision of simplifiedapparatus for assembling hogsheads and specifically is directed to amethod for fastening the intermediate hoops and end hoops-and-liners tothe panels making up'the hogshead.

I have found it advantageous to manufacture hogsheads by taking aplurality of panels made of plywood or the like, assembling them inside-by-side relationship, temporarily fastening end hoops-and-linersalong the ends of the panels and intermediate hoops along the centralportions thereof, permanently stapling the end hoops-andliners andintermediate hoops to the panels and; then sawing the panelstransversely of theintermediate hoops and end hoops-and-l-iners wherebyto form staves which are held by the intermediate hoops and endhoops-and-liners. The panels thus joined and sawed may then be wrappedinto barrel shape and circular tops and bottoms supplied thus completingthe hogshead.

It is an object of my invention to provide a method whereby in one passhalf of the stapling job is completed while on the return pass the otherhalf of such stapling job is accomplished.

These and other objects of my invention will become apparent to thoseskilled in the art during the course of the following description andwith reference to the accompanying drawings, in which drawings likenumerals are employed to designate like parts and in which:

Figure 1 is a top plan view, with parts broken away, of the apparatus ofthis invention,

Figure 2 is a side elevation, with parts broken away, of the apparatusof Figure 1,

Figure 3 is an enlarged section taken on the line 3-3 of Figure 2,

Figure 4 is a section taken on the line 4-4 of Figure 2,

Figure 5 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view showing certain ofthe parts, and

Figure 6 is a plan view showing a plurality of panels joined byintermediate hoops and end hoops-and-liners by the apparatus of thisinvention, such figure also showing the lines along which the panelsthus joined will be sawed to form the staves making up the side walls ofthe hogshead.

Referring now especially to Figures 1 and 2 it will be observed thatapparatus which may be used in the method of my invention comprises apair of elongated frame members ltl which are supported from legs 11 andbraced by members 12, the frame members being joined by cross members13. The frame members 1%) form tracks to receive the rollers 14 of acarriage which is formed of angle bars 15 joined together so as to forma rectangle. As seen in Figure 3 the rollers 14 have flanges 16 whichengage the sides of the frame members 10 and serve to maintain thecarriage 15 on the assembly. These rollers 14 may be mounted on shortaxles 17 which are welded or otherwise secured to the frame membersforming the carriage.

Centrally of the frame members 10 I provide a pair 01 stapling deviceslocated at either side of the apparatus.

2,862,265 Fatented Dec."2, 1958 Each of these devices comprises a head18 and anvil 19. I have shown these stapling devices as beingelectrically actuated and to this end I provide leads 20 and afootoperated switch 21 whereby bothstapling devices are actuatedsimultaneously.

Fixed beneath the frame structure 10 is a member 22 which has a dovetailmember 23fixed thereto. Each of the stapling devices has a base member24 with a dovetail slot to receive the member 23. A block 25 limitsinward movement of the bases 24 of the stapling devices while members 26limit the outward movement of suchbases.

The stapling head 18 may have a pivoted connection as indicated at 27with a-member 28 extending from the main post 29 which is supported fromthe base 24. The anvil 19 may be secured "to a lower member 30 alsoextending from the post 29. It will be understood that the details ofthe arrangement of the stapling devices do not constitute a limitationof the instant invention. These stapling devices may be purchasedcommercially and suflicef it tosay that upon actuation of the switch 21the mechanism will drive a staple from the head 18, through the work and'the'leg s of such staple will be clinched against the anvil. i

In Figure'S I have'illustrated the'positions taken by the head 18 andanvil'19 of' the stapling devices during operation. 'It will be observedthat a staple 31'is being driven 'through an end hoop-andliner member 32which is a U-shaped member fastened to the -hog shea dpanels along theends thereof. In driving the staple 31 through both legs of the U-shapedmember 32 the head 18 and anvil 19 move towards the work and this isillustrated by the dotted line position of these members in Figure 5.This Figure 5 also shows the manner in which the hogshead panel 33 iscarried by the carriage frame members 15.

As perhaps best seen in Figure 6 I prefer to make up a hogshead bytaking three panels 33, placing them in side-by-side relationship,placing a pair of the U-shaped end hoop-and-liners 32 across both endsthereof, placing a pair of hoops 34 across the central portions of thepanels, temporarily securing the members 32 and 34 and then fasteningsuch members 32 and 34 to the panel members 33 in permanent fashion byuse of the stapling devices and associated mechanism of this invention.The dot-dash lines 35 indicate the lines of cut which will eventually begiven the various panels 33 in order to form staves which are heldtogether by the hoops 34 and end hoops-and-liners 32.

I shall now describe the operation of my invention. It is assumed that aplurality of panels 33 have been placed together and the endhoops-and-liners 32 and intermediate hoops 34 have been put in positionand perhaps there maintained by a tack or two. The rectangular carriagemade up of the members 15 is of a size just sufficient to receive theassembly of panels 33. I have illustrated three such panels but it willbe further understood that various numbers may be used so long as thecarriage is adapted to receive such assembled panels as just described.

The operator will place the assembly of panels 33 in the carriagemembers 15 and at this point the various mechanisms will be in theposition illustrated in full lines in Figure l. The operator will pushthe carriage member 15 to the dotted line position shown in Figure 1.The staple heads will be positioned above the hoop and liner members 32as illustrated in Figures 1 and 5. By actuating the foot pedal 21 inrapid succession as the carriage 15 is manually moved by the operatorbeneath the heads 18 a series of staples 31 is driven through the endhoopand-liners 32 and the panels 33. Proper position of the heads 18with respect to the end hoop-andliners 32 is insured by the relationshipbetween the abutment plates position of Figure 1 to the dotted lineposition thereof, it

will be apparent that the end hoop-and-liners 32 will be permanentlyfastened to the panel members 33 by a row of the staples 31. Theoperator will then move the stapling devices so as to bring the bases 24into engagement with the block 25. This willmove the heads 18 so as tobring them above the hoops 34. The operator will then return thecarriage to its original position and while he does this he operates thefoot pedal so as to drive a succession of staples through theintermediate hoops 34 into the panels 33 whereupon they will be clinchedagainst the anvil 19. When the assembly of panels has thus been returnedto its original position the intermediate hoops and the endhoops-and-liners will all be stapled to the panels permanently. Thepanels thus joined will be removed and another set placed within thecarriage members 15 whereupon the operation just described may berepeated.

The reciprocable carriage mechanism 15 in combination with the shiftablestapling devices thus provides a basic mechanism by which I may securelyfasten intermediate hoops and end hoops-and-liners 34 and 32-respectively to a plurality of panels 33 to form the basic hogsheadstructure preferred by me. It will be apparent to those skilled in theart that modifications may be made in the combination of structuresillustrated with out departing from the scope and spirit of thisinvention.

Also, while I have shown my invention as embodied in particulararrangements and structures I do not intend to be limited by such exceptinsofar as they are specifically set forthin the subjoined claim.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and what Idesire to protect by United States Letters Patent is:

A method of securing end hoop-and-liners and intermediate hoops onhogshead panels which comprises the steps of placing a plurality ofpanels in flat side by side relationship, placing a first U-shaped endhoop-and-liner along the ends of said panels and a second U-shaped endhoop-and-liner along the opposite ends of said panels, placing a pair ofintermediate hoops over said panels and between and parallel to said endhoop-and-liners, preliminarily securing said end hoop-and-liners andsaid hoops in assembled relation, moving said panels along a straightline path of travel beneath a pair of stapling devices, driving staplesinto two of the end hoop-and-liners and intermediate hoops, shiftingsaid stapling devices, moving said panels back along said path of travelbeneath said shifted pair of stapling devices, and driving staples intothe remaining two of the end hoop-and-liners and intermediate hoops.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS920,290 Eklund May 4, 1909 1,109,739 Cummings Sept. 8, 1914 1,430,150Bliss Sept. 26, 1922 I 2,554,026 Harrison May 22, 1951

